Apple Says New iPhone Orders on Record Pace
Apple said Monday that preorders for its latest iPhone were so strong that it expects it to surpass last year’s record of selling more...
Turkey offers more help for migrants, makes more demands on EU
Turkey offered the European Union greater help on Monday to stem a flood of migrants into Europe but demanded more money, faster accession talks...
Yemen peace talks could resume in Kuwait this month
A new round of UN-brokered Yemeni peace talks could be held by the end of this month in Kuwait, a government official told AFP...
Dubai announces first airport tax on passengers
The emirate of Dubai, whose airport is the world's busiest for international passengers, announced Wednesday it was introducing a tax on travellers to help...
Yemeni party urges probe into Saleh’s crimes
Yemen’s General People’s Congress Party has called for ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his supporters to be “held accountable for crimes against the...
Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored
A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...
Sweden to deport up to 80,000 asylum-seekers
Interior Minister Anders Ygeman says Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.
Ygeman told newspaper Dagens Industri that since about 45...
After criticism, Brazil transfers Zika samples to U.S.
Brazilian officials say they're sending a set of samples related to the Zika outbreak to the United States, a move which follows complaints that...
Russian warships launched rockets on Daesh in Syria
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting on Wednesday that four Russian warships in the Caspian Sea had...
Saudi interior ministry: Orlando shooter visited Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012
Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gun attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, travelled to Saudi Arabia in 2011 and...
